by John Hayward at Breitbart
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that dictator Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in South Korea on Thursday.
“The two heads of state will have in-depth communications on strategic and long-term issues,” said foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun.
“We are willing to make joint efforts with the United States to promote the positive results of this meeting and provide new guidance and impetus for the stable development of China-U.S. relations,” Guo said.
Referring to Trump’s comments that fentanyl would be one of the topics he discussed with Xi, Guo insisted that China “has the strongest determination” and “one of the best track records in the world” against drug trafficking.
“China expresses sympathy for the fentanyl crisis in America. China provided assistance in this regard which achieved positive results, and remains open to continuing the cooperation with the U.S. The U.S. needs to take concrete actions to create necessary conditions for the cooperation,” he said.
Guo was more elusive about whether Xi would meet with Japan’s new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae,..
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